What other religions say about Jesus?
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Hinduism is divided on the issue of Jesus—some hold that it is unlikely he existed, or that he was just a man, others say he was a great guru or yogi, still others equate Jesus with an avatar. A great deal of earlier inclusion of Jesus within the Hindu pantheon is connected to the emergence of the Saint Thomas Christians. The Hare Krishna sect of Hinduism believes that Jesus is the son of Krishna (who they believe is God the Father that Jesus spoke of), and they accept many of his teachings.
Atheists, by definition, do not believe in a divinity—and thus not in any divinity of Jesus. Some just do not think about it, some doubt he lived, some regard him as an important moral teacher, and some as a historical preacher like any other.
The Bahá'à Faith considers Jesus to be a manifestation (prophet) of God, while not being God incarnate. Some Buddhists believe Jesus may have been a Bodhisattva, one who gives up his own Nirvana to help others reach theirs.
The New Age movement has reinterpreted the life and teaching of Jesus in a large variety of ways (For example, see A Course in Miracles). He has also been claimed as an Ascended Master by Theosophy and some of its offshoots; related speculations have him studying mysticism in the Himalaya or hermeticism in Egypt in the period between his childhood and his public career. A Zen Buddhist interpretation of Jesus, based on the Gospel of Thomas, is also possible. The Multidinarian Doctrine teaches that Jesus is not one of three Persons in God (as taught by Trinitarian Doctrine), but one of a hundred trillion Persons in God. The discipline of Christology discusses who Jesus was or was not from a philosophical and theological perspective. The Christological argument attempts to prove the existence of God based on the existence of Jesus and his claims about himself as presented in the gospels.
The question of the divinity of Jesus was discussed and decided on by Ecumenical Councils, starting with the Council of Nicea and others of Constantine I's attempts at producing unity, enforcement of the resulting decision thus suggesting an air of politicisation to the religious issue. It is not the case that all scholars reject Jesus' divinity, yet some may choose to describe the social and cultural implications of claiming divinity in the 1st century. As such, scholars are interested in providing an historical context to the beliefs and tenets of Jesus' apparent Kingdom of God movement. As a consequence, some secular scholars believe he was simply a Jewish apocalyptic teacher and faith healer who was crucified, and was subsequently the inspiration for Christianity. -
What say you?
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I feel that god sents somebody down whenever he feels there is need to make some changes to religion or need to point out mistakes we are doing.
like jesus,Prophet Mohammad, Buddha -
Jesus and Mother Mary are mentioned in the Quran, and Christians are recognised as "men of the book". The difference is that Islam considers Jesus another of the long line of prophets and the one who died on the cross was not him.
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If you want to know about buddhism, read the buddhist scripts.
If you want to know about Islam, read the Quran.
If you want to know a certain faith, read the relevant material.
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Originally posted by iveco:Jesus and Mother Mary are mentioned in the Quran, and Christians are recognised as "men of the book". The difference is that Islam considers Jesus another of the long line of prophets and the one who died on the cross was not him.
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wus with theOriginally posted by elektra: ? -
why r u surprised. Jesus, Mary are mentioned in Quran, so is Moses, Solemon, Lut, Adam, MuslimBelieve that Quran is the final Testament. and that it is not corrupted. Da Quran we have now is the same as 1400 yrs agoOriginally posted by elektra: -
My question to YOU is "What do you say Jesus is?"Originally posted by A dot dot B dot dot:What say you?
I'm sure that's what God is most concerned about here. -
I agree with the above post
Why must bother what other people think, or to some people here, even charge that other faiths is under xtianity?
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I think CS Lewis puts it rather well:
He's either who he claims to be, a total lunatic, on the level of a man who says he's a poached egg, or the devil of hell or something worse, you must make your choice but no nonsense about him being some great moral teacher or man.